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| Girish Karnad | ... |
Schoolmaster
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| Shabana Azmi | ... |
Sushila
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| Anant Nag | ... |
Anjaiya
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| Amrish Puri | ... |
Eldest Zamindar
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Satyadev Dubey | ... |
Priest (Pujari)
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| Smita Patil | ... |
Rukmani
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| Mohan Agashe | ... |
Prasad
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| Kulbhushan Kharbanda | ... |
Policeman Shamshuddin
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| Naseeruddin Shah | ... |
Vishwam
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Sadhu Meher | ... |
Special Appearance
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Savita Bajaj | ... |
Pochamma
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Master Altaf | ... |
Sushila's Son
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Suresh Bedi | ... |
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Rukmini Menon |
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Sesham Raju |
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Subash | ... |
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Swaroop Rani |
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John Israel |
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Raj Narasimha Rao |
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Krishna Basrur |
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Swadesh Pal | ... |
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M. Surya Prakash Rao |
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Shankar Narayan Melkote |
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Sitaram Parsa |
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Munshiram |
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Shanker Patil |
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Shane |
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Hameed Rashid |
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Directed by
| Shyam Benegal | ||
Written by
| Vijay Tendulkar | ... | (original screenplay) |
| Satyadev Dubey | ... | (dialogue) (as Pt. Satyadev Dubey) |
Produced by
| Lalit M. Bijlani | ... | executive producer |
| Mohan J. Bijlani | ... | producer |
| Freni Variava | ... | producer (as Freni M. Variava) |
Music by
| Vanraj Bhatia | ||
Cinematography by
| Govind Nihalani | ||
Editing by
| Bhanudas Divakar | ... | (as Bhanudas) |
Editorial Department
| P.G. Mulay | ... | color consultant |
| Ramnik Patel | ... | assistant editor |
Art Direction by
| Shama Zaidi | ||
Makeup Department
| Farida | ... | hairdresser: Miss Shabana Azmi |
| Vishwanath Govekar | ... | makeup artist (as V. Govekar) |
Production Management
| M.A. Bhatia | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Krishna Basrur | ... | assistant director |
| Girish Ghanekar | ... | chief assistant director |
| Sadhu Meher | ... | chief assistant director |
| Swadesh Pal | ... | assistant director (as Swadesh Paul) |
| Deepak Parashar | ... | assistant director (as Deepak Prashar) |
| Deepak Parashar | ... | associate director |
Sound Department
| Mangesh Desai | ... | sound re-recordist: Rajkamal Kalamandir |
| Hitendra Ghosh | ... | sound |
| Ismail | ... | sound assistant |
| Mustafa | ... | sound assistant |
| Raj Trehan | ... | dubbing: Blaze Recording |
Special Effects by
| Baldev Malik | ... | special effects |
| Krishan Malik | ... | special effects |
| K.K. Mathur | ... | titles writer |
| Mubarak Mechant | ... | special effects fighting (as Mubarak) |
Stunts
| S. Azim | ... | stunt director: fights (as S. Azeem) |
| Kasam | ... | assistant fights |
| Gulab Rao | ... | assistant fights |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Krishna Basrur | ... | still photographer |
| Shyam Benegal | ... | lighting: Sahyadri Films T.N. Industries |
| K. Kanti | ... | assistant camera |
| Rajan Kinagi | ... | assistant camera |
| S.R. Sekar | ... | still photographer |
Location Management
| Srichand Karamchandani | ... | location advisor |
| M. Surya Prakash Rao | ... | location in charge |
Music Department
| Robin Chatterjee | ... | song and background music recordist: Mehboob Productions |
| Preeti Sagar | ... | playback singer: song |
| Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah | ... | lyricist |
| Bhupendra Singh | ... | playback singer |
Additional Crew
| M. Quddus Ahmed | ... | production assistant |
| Kishan Amiani | ... | production assistant |
| Harry Antony | ... | production assistant |
| J. Balchandani | ... | production assistant |
| Devi Dutt | ... | executive production controller |
| K.B. Kamat Ghanekar | ... | technical advisor (as Kamat Ghanekar) |
| Kamal Ghanekar | ... | technical advisor |
| Narayan Kenny | ... | production assistant (as Narayan J. Kenny) |
| Dayal Nihalani | ... | assistant dialogue |
| Bunny Reuben | ... | public relations officer / publicity designer |
| Santosh Shah | ... | assistant dialogue |
| Ravi Uppoor | ... | production assistant (as Ravi Upoor) |
| Fali M. Variava | ... | chief financial controller |
| Satish Varma | ... | dialect consultant |
Production Companies
Distributors
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Bombay Film Laboratories (processed at)
- Delux Sound Service (sound and camera equipments)
- T.N. Industries (lights)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Vishwam (Naseeruddin Shah) is the youngest brother of the powerful and influential village Zamindar (Amrish Puri). The Zamindar will not hesitate to do anything for the welfare and protection of his family, which also includes bending the law to his own advantage. Vishwam is married to Rukmani (Smita Patil), and unlike his brothers, does not indulge in alcohol or women, nor does he have any bad habits. Then the village gets a new schoolmaster (Girish Karnad), who has a wife, Susheela (Shabana Azmi). When Vishwam sees her for the first time, he is unable to take his eyes off her, and unable to get her out of his mind. Susheela does not reciprocate his attentions. Then one night, Susheela is forcibly carried away in a car by the Zamindar's right-hand men (Mohan Agashe and Anant Nag). The schoolmaster's efforts to stop them are to no avail, and the several people present do nothing to stop this abduction. What will the schoolmaster do to get his wife back, knowing fully well that even the village policeman (Kulbhushan Kharbanda) kowtows to the Zamindar. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) |
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